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Research Associate, Instrument Development -- CIRES/NOAA ESRL
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
has an opening for a Research Associate, located in the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s Earth System Research Laboratory
Chemical Science Division (NOAA/ESRL/CSD), Boulder, Colorado. The selected
candidate will work in close cooperation with the research staff of CIRES
and ESRL/CSD in developing a water vapor instrument and measuring and analyzing
water vapor in the troposphere and lower stratosphere.
Duties
* Participate in the design, construction, and integration of a high altitude
aircraft instrument to measure water vapor.
* Operate, maintain and calibrate the water vapor instrument.
* Participate in field missions to make atmospheric measurements.
* Interpret water vapor data to address the role of water vapor in upper
atmospheric processes and climate change. This includes organization of
multi-parameter data sets, interaction with other instrument investigators,
and the use of satellite measurements and models.
* Prepare publications and participate in scientific meetings.
Qualifications
* PhD in physics, chemistry, atmospheric sciences, or a related field.
* Experience with the design, building, operation, and maintenance of complex
instrumentation in a laboratory or field environment.
* Experience with optics, cryogenics and optical detectors is highly desirable.
* Experience with computer hardware and software for data acquisition and
manipulation.
* Interest in building and using custom instrumentation to make measurements
in the atmosphere and using these observations to address atmospheric problems
of contemporary interest. A background in atmospheric science is not required.
* Experience with satellite data analysis desirable, but not required.
* Experience with radiative transfer modeling also desirable, but not required.
Contact Dr. Ru-Shan Gao (303 497-5431/ RuShan.Gao@noaa.gov)
or Dr. Karen Rosenlof (303 497-7761/ Karen.H.Rosenlof@noaa.gov)
at the NOAA ESRL/CSD for further information concerning this position (303-497-5431/
303-4997-7761).
The successful candidate will become be appointed as a Research Associate
(CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and will be eligible for
employee benefits, including 22 days of vacation per year.
Interested aApplicants should submit a letter of interest and complete
resume including any publications. In addition, the applicant should be
prepared to request letters of recommendation from three individuals familiar
with the applicant's personal and professional qualifications for the position.
All application material should be forwarded sent to:
Human Resources CIRES/AL-6
216 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0216
Fax 303-492-1149
email jobs@cires.colorado.edu
The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to diversity and equality
in education and employment.
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